Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-06
CONGRESS CONFINES
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 1dr. Carlisle's Speech on Assuming ths
 Speakers Chair in the House--Kelley
 Cox and Randall. Get Their old Seat
 by Courtesy.
 WASHINGTON, Dec 6.-The Fiftieth con gress was opened yesterday morning il the presence of an immense throng of peo pie.
 The galleries at both ends of the building were crowded with visitors long before noon Even the diplomatic gallery of the senate was full to overfowing. Mrs Cleveland, ac panied by her mother and several ladies; ar rived early and took reserved seats in thu senate gallery.
 Old Capt. Bassett has been the guardian oi the dignity and secrecy of the senate fol ffty-six years, but he says that he never saw such display of flowers as that in the senate yesterday morning. Baskets of rose. and designs of every conceivable shape wer, scattered about on the desks of senator's, anc but very few were forgotten.
 Just as the ponderous hands of the senate clock met at the hour of noon President In, gals stepped to the hair and his gavel de. scended. The babel of voices and confus,d noises ceased instantly, and every senator rose to his feet. The senate of the Fiftieth congress was in session, and with bowed heads the senators listened to prayer by the chaplain, Rev. Dr. Butler. President IngalIs then arose and directed the clerk to read the certificates of election, appointments and other papers received by the president pro tempore since the adjournment of the last session.
 The following papers were submitted and read: Certificate of the governor of Florida making temporary appointment of J. J. Finlay as senator from March 4, 1887, until the legislature should fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of Senator Jones; certificate of the governor of Florida of the election by the legislature of Samuel Pasco; certificate of the governc-apf New Jersey of the election of Rufus B1odgett; certificate of the governor of West Virginia of the appointment by him of Daniel B. Lucas to fill the vacancy caused by the ex- piration of the term of Senator Camden certificate of the governor of West Virginia of a summary of the proceedings by which the legislature, in special session. elected Charles J. Faulkner as senator to fill the vacancy; credentials of William E. Chand- Ter as senator from the state of New Hamp- shire.
 The protest of Daniel B. Lucas against the administration of the oath of office to Dani ell J. Faulkner was ordered printed in The Record. The privileges of the floor were given to MT. Faulkner pending the decision of the contest MT. Hoar presented me- morial of B. Winter and others in respect to the seat of Senator Turpie, of Indiana. rv.oA fp fhn privileges and elections. Mr. Turpie was sworn in, however, and MT. Faulkner is the only senator who is not as yet qualified to vote upon any question coming before the senate. It is probable that Mir. Faulkner will take his seat before the holiday recess.
 It was interesting to study the new and old senators as they strolled into the cham Der just before 12 o'clock. Each had already chosen seat, and went to it at once-the old senators with an air of easy indifference. and the new ones with more stiffness and dignity. The new senator from Indiana, MT. Turpie, attracted as much attention as any. He came in early, and took seat beside MT, Voorhees, Both had baskets of flowers sent them. Voorhees, handled his, inhaled their fragrance, and seemed pleased when he saw the name of the donor. MT. Turpie studi- ously avoided looking at his flowers at all. He is good looking man., large, strongly built, with a we'll shaped head. His sandy gray beard, which covers all his face, is clipped short, and he has good crop of hair of the same color. Were he thinner and few years older he would look not unlike John Sherman Faulk- ner, of West Virginia, a good looking, stall wart young man, sat on the outer row of the Democratic side, nervously toying with his watch chain. Behind him, almost hidden in 0 big armchair, was a little square built man, with large mustache, thick iron-gray hair, and serious face. He wore a light overcoat, and carried a summer style derby hat. This was MT. Lucas, whom the gov ernor of West Virginia appointed as senator, but who will probably not be seated. The new senator from Pennsylvania, M. S. Quay, is Q handsome man. He has curly black hair, carefully kept mustache to match, correct features, and a compact body, weighing about 200 pounds. He wore Loyal league badge in his buttonhole yes terday, and kept very quiet, only occasion ally whispering word to his neighbor, A. s. Paddock, the successor of the peculiar Van Wyck. Paddock looks very much as he did when senator before, the only change being that he has cut shorthi iron gray hair
 Pasco, of Florida, the successor of Jones, of Detroit, looks like a country preacher. He sat waiting his turn to be sworn without moving even his eyelids. He is a small man. with a sallow complexion and jet black hair and chin whiskers He wore Q suit of old tirne shiny broadcloth, and looked very solemn.
 The biggest men physically who stood up to be sworn were Reagan and Coke, of Texas, Hiscock, of New York, and the new Michigan senator, Stock bridge. The latter is large in every way, has general Fal- staffian air, 8 huge gray beard, thick, bushy hair of the same color, and when he laughs he shakes all over.
 When all the senators had been sworn in MT. Ingalls,, the presiding officer, shook hands gravely with each, as though he had never met them before.
 The scenes in the house were repetition of those in the senate. There are four times as many representatives as senator's, and the confusion, handshaking, noises, and flowers were in fourfold ratio. Dense crowds of jostling people elbowed one another in the corridors and on the stairways, and choked up the doorways to all the galleries for an hour before the gavel feli. Within the hall of the house the members who had not yet been sworn in, and were not entitled to seats, wandered about, new members in tow of old ones undergoing the ordeal of introduction and handshaking, or strolling off into the cloak room to join the smoking and laughing groups. There were flowers everywh-- @ on the desks of old members